Ready-made lessons for secondary school. Each sheet gives learning objectives, a timed lesson plan, ready-to-use questions — and a historical figure who answers in real time on Parlova.
Each sheet stands on its own. It gives you the framework — you adapt it to your class, your level and your teaching angle.
They were written for the French national curriculum, and each sheet gives its reference (e.g. “French History curriculum, Year 5e — Rome and the ancient Mediterranean”). The objectives — understanding a period, analysing a point of view, critical thinking — carry over easily to other school systems.
No. Only the teacher needs an account. Students join the lesson with the link (or QR code) and the password you share, plus a first name — no account, nothing to install. For a first lesson, you can also lead the dialogue yourself, projected on the board.
No, that's the golden rule. Julius Caesar doesn't know he will be assassinated on the Ides of March. Freud knows nothing of the criticism Popper will make decades later. This anchoring in time is what makes the exchanges rigorous for learning.
Of course. The questions are starting points, not prescriptions. Students can rephrase, dig deeper or push back — and the characters answer any question asked freely, including ones the sheet doesn't anticipate.
Yes. With a teacher account, you can create missions with set objectives and a difficulty level (beginner, normal, expert), and follow each student's exchanges and progress in real time.
Yes. By duplicating a sheet as a custom mission, add your documents (PDF, Word, pasted text): the character relies on them to answer and the student sees the exact passage quoted. Three reliability levels are available — Restricted (only your documents), Semi-restricted (documents first) or Open (documents and general knowledge).
Yes. Parlova works in any recent browser — computer, tablet or phone. Nothing to install. It's handy for BYOD lessons or in a computer room.
The recommended structure: 5 min of context (introduce the character and the mission), 30 min of dialogue independently or in pairs, 10 min of whole-class discussion and review. Each phase can be adjusted to the class level.
No — the characters don't give ready-made answers. They answer from their own point of view, time and contradictions. A student trying to copy still has to understand and rephrase. By design, the activity doesn't lend itself to passive cheating.
Free to start. Create an account, choose a character and launch the lesson in 30 seconds.